From Sherbrooke, Alex Dodier began his musical education at 9 years old and form his first jazz group in high school. He studied at Université de Sherbrooke for a whole year and then moved to Montréal. He received Scholarships for both his entrance audition and his degree at Université de Montréal. Solist for the Big Band of the Université de Montréal, Alex played with some influent artist as: Ingrid Jensen, Alain Caron, Paul Brochu, Michel Donato, Maria Schneider, David Liebman, Donny Mcaslin et David Binney.